1) Patients must be valid citizens residing in the State of New York and can readily provide an authentic form of New York State identification as a proof of residency. If in the event that a patient does not have a valid New York I.D. card, there is the potential that the state will accept a U.S. passport or another other form of photo identification that features the patient’s proof of residency on it. Examples of possible forms of identification may include a bank statement or even a utility bill.

2) Patients are required to obtain medical records or legitimate health documentation that outlines a specific medical diagnosis. A patient’s health records are an extremely important component of this process and should be transferred over to the recommending doctor’s office prior to a patient’s first visit.

4) For full approval into the New York State’s medical marijuana program, an application for a New York medical marijuana card must be filled-out and submitted to the appropriate state authority. This is the final process before the actual obtaining of the card. Once a patient has received their New York medical marijuana card or temporary authorization, they are then able to find a legitimate safe-access source.

New York State Medical Conditions That Qualify For Medical Marijuana

AIDS

ALS (Lou
Gehrig's Disease)

Chronic Pain

Epilepsy

Huntington's Disease

HIV Positive

InflammatoryBowel Disease

Multiple Sclerosis

Muscle Spasms

Muscle Wasting

Nausea

Neuropathies

Parkinson's Disease

Seizures

Spinal Cord Injury

PTSD

Opiod Replacement

Office Procedures

New York State Marijuana Protocols requires you to:

Have an initial office visit to establish a Physician – Patient relationship.

Please bring with you, a letter from your PCP / Specialist’s on their letter head proving your diagnosis, most recent laboratory tests and X-ray, CT or MRI studies that support your diagnosis, if applicable.

At this time, if qualified, you will be registered in the New York State Marijuana Certification Program.

Within 2 -3 days, New York State will mail to you a New York State Marijuana certification card valid for one year.

Dr. O’Brien will:

1 ) Conduct a routine History and Physical Exam.

2) After confirming a qualifying serious condition, determine if the patient is likely to receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from the primary or adjunctive treatment with medical use of marijuana.

3) Consult the prescription monitoring drug program registry for the purpose of reviewing a patient’s controlled substance history.

4) Give the certification to the certified patient, and place a copy in the patient’s health care record.

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